Bret Arnold and Megan Herr were on their way back from a date in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Arnold stopped his car behind a line of traffic on the highway trying to avoid a van driven by Steven Adams that was driving the wrong way in the westbound lanes of I-96, near the Ottawa Avenue exit. A second vehicle, a van driven by drunk driver Kerry Brougham, rear-ended Arnold's car, which burst into flames on impact and killed the couple at about 6:40 PM on March 7, 1999.
Bret Arnold, 18, of Holland, died Sunday, March 7, 1999, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
He was a senior at West Ottawa High School, where he participated in cross country and track. He had been accepted to Michigan State University to study engineering arts, and was a member of Beechwood Reformed Church.
Surviving are his parents, John and Jan Arnold of Holland; a sister, Kara Arnold of Ann Arbor; brother, Scott Arnold at home; grandmother, Ethelwyn Hunt of Caro; aunts, uncles and cousins.
A memorial service will take place 3 p.m. Thursday at Beechwood Reformed Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Road, with the Revs. Marlin Vis and Larry Terlouw officiating. Burial will be in Lakewood Cemetery.
Bret Arnold, 18, of Holland, died Sunday, March 7, 1999, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
He was a senior at West Ottawa High School, where he participated in cross country and track. He had been accepted to Michigan State University to study engineering arts, and was a member of Beechwood Reformed Church.
Surviving are his parents, John and Jan Arnold of Holland; a sister, Kara Arnold of Ann Arbor; brother, Scott Arnold at home; grandmother, Ethelwyn Hunt of Caro; aunts, uncles and cousins.
A memorial service will take place 3 p.m. Thursday at Beechwood Reformed Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Road, with the Revs. Marlin Vis and Larry Terlouw officiating. Burial will be in Lakewood Cemetery.
Bret Arnold and Megan Herr were on their way back from a date in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Arnold stopped his car behind a line of traffic on the highway trying to avoid a van driven by Steven Adams that was driving the wrong way in the westbound lanes of I-96, near the Ottawa Avenue exit. A second vehicle, a van driven by drunk driver Kerry Brougham, rear-ended Arnold's car, which burst into flames on impact and killed the couple at about 6:40 PM on March 7, 1999.
Bret Arnold, 18, of Holland, died Sunday, March 7, 1999, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
He was a senior at West Ottawa High School, where he participated in cross country and track. He had been accepted to Michigan State University to study engineering arts, and was a member of Beechwood Reformed Church.
Surviving are his parents, John and Jan Arnold of Holland; a sister, Kara Arnold of Ann Arbor; brother, Scott Arnold at home; grandmother, Ethelwyn Hunt of Caro; aunts, uncles and cousins.
A memorial service will take place 3 p.m. Thursday at Beechwood Reformed Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Road, with the Revs. Marlin Vis and Larry Terlouw officiating. Burial will be in Lakewood Cemetery.
Bret Arnold, 18, of Holland, died Sunday, March 7, 1999, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
He was a senior at West Ottawa High School, where he participated in cross country and track. He had been accepted to Michigan State University to study engineering arts, and was a member of Beechwood Reformed Church.
Surviving are his parents, John and Jan Arnold of Holland; a sister, Kara Arnold of Ann Arbor; brother, Scott Arnold at home; grandmother, Ethelwyn Hunt of Caro; aunts, uncles and cousins.
A memorial service will take place 3 p.m. Thursday at Beechwood Reformed Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Road, with the Revs. Marlin Vis and Larry Terlouw officiating. Burial will be in Lakewood Cemetery.
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